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re: re: Thinking Like a Programmer
 a reply to re: Thinking Like a Programmer in a conversation thread started hereby Marc S. Schriftman on Apr 07, 2008 - 09:59 AM read 88 times |
You are very right in saying people do not have to understand how technology works. I think my point was that users should make an effort to be systematic and thorough in how they analyze a tool, moreso than understand how it works. That is probably a subtle difference, but hopefully clarifies what I meant.
This is also probably obvious to many people. A thorough examination of anything is probably beneficial, but just as many companies fail to do due dilligence in terms of research, it is helpful to consider a full review of a tool before using it or dropping it.
I've always thought the reason that Web 2.0 has caught on has been more about users being open to invest more time in the tools. Social software has caught one because at some point users actually used the software without the benefit of a huge community. This suggests that users took the time to get past the initial learning hump in order to see the value in the tool. It is this kind of methodology that will help companies move towards being NGE.
Thanks for the reply!
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